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Lot 295
English School, 1613
Portrait of Frances Marbury (d. 1634), aged 27, with her daughter, aged 4, half-length, she in a slashed, gold embroidered, grey dress with lace collar and cuffs, and headdress, holding a cherry, her daughter in a pink dress with lace collar and cuffs, and headdress
Closed2 May 2013
Price Realised
GBP 47,475
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Specialist note
The daughter of John Arderne, of Penarlag, Flintshire, Wales, the sitter married Thomas Marbury, of Marbury, Cheshire. For a portrait of the sitter's husband see the previous lot.
The elaborate cutwork and lace on the collar and cuffs of the sitter's costume are similar to a handkerchief in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (inventory number 484-1903), while the spectacular cap is similar to one worn by Elizabeth, Lady Carey of c. 1620 (The Suffolk Collection, English Heritage).
The elaborate cutwork and lace on the collar and cuffs of the sitter's costume are similar to a handkerchief in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (inventory number 484-1903), while the spectacular cap is similar to one worn by Elizabeth, Lady Carey of c. 1620 (The Suffolk Collection, English Heritage).